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adjective ju·di·cial \jü-ˈdi-shəl\

Simple Definition of judicial

Source: Merriam-Webster's Learner's Dictionary

1 a : of or relating to a judgment, the function of judging, the administration of justice, or the judiciary <judicial processes> b : belonging to the branch of government that is charged with trying all cases that involve the government and with the administration of justice within its jurisdiction — compare executive, legislative
2 : ordered or enforced by a court <a judicial sale>
3 : of, characterized by, or expressing judgment : critical 1b
4 : arising from a judgment of God
5 : belonging or appropriate to a judge or the judiciary

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Middle English, from Latin judicialis, from judicium judgment, from judex

First Known Use: 14th century

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adjective ju·di·cial \jü-ˈdi-shəl\

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adjective ju·di·cial \jü-ˈdi-shəl\

1a : of or relating to a judgment, the function of judging, the administration of justice, or the judiciary b : of, relating to, or being the branch of government that is charged with trying all cases that involve the government and with the administration of justice within its jurisdiction — compare administrative 2, executive 1, legislative
2 : created, ordered, or enforced by a court <a judicial foreclosure> — compare conventional 1, legal 2c